Malcomb vs Malachi

Side-by-side comparison of Malcomb and Malachi — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Malcomb

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Malachi

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Metric Malcomb Malachi
Current Rank Unranked #149
Total Births (all years) 105 63,010
Peak Year 1965 2006
Peak Year Births 13 2,776
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malcomb Malachi
1880ss — 58
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 51
1910ss 18 156
1920ss 7 185
1930ss 5 172
1940ss 12 183
1950ss 7 155
1960ss 19 108
1970ss 19 390
1980ss 6 746
1990ss 12 3,525
2000ss — 20,778
2010ss — 24,568
2020ss — 11,905

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malcomb Malachi
2014 — 2,397
2015 — 2,601
2016 — 2,634
2017 — 2,546
2018 — 2,510
2019 — 2,453
2020 — 2,400
2021 — 2,320
2022 — 2,303
2023 — 2,478
2024 — 2,404

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–1998.

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